Reflections on the sovereignty of God over disability, disease and suffering, for God's glory and for our good.

Pastor David Michael on God’s Good Design in Disability

Is Just the Way I Am simply the product of a family, particularly one young woman, who has made ‘lemonade out of lemons’ by persevering through hardship and now has a good story to tell? Or is there something much more profound, God-centered and God glorifying happening?

David Michael is the Pastor for Parenting and Family Discipleship at Bethlehem, and has been an advocate for the disability ministry at Bethlehem from before its beginnings. Here is what he has to say about God’s work in Krista Horning’s life:

Nearly a decade has passed since I first met Krista and her family. Her teen years proved to be fruitful and life-shaping. For Krista, Apert syndrome was not a curse to be endured; it was an asset to be invested. Her Maker had a plan for her life and that plan was unfolding before our eyes. Her heart had been uniquely shaped in a way that gave her special understanding, special love, and special influence with other disabled children. She volunteered her time to bless these children and the organizations that serve them.

Our church has many members, and Krista is one of them. There are varieties of gifts and varieties of service. Krista has been given her portion and she has not wasted it.

From Just the Way I Am: God’s Good Design in Disability, p. 54.

The entire Horning family is very special to me. Krista served my own son for several years before they started attending the South Campus.

But this book is not primarily about Krista – it is rightly focused on God and his good, sovereign design as evidenced in Krista’s life and the lives of all the children who are pictured.

What God is doing through young people like Krista Horning is exciting and life-giving! And I can hardly wait for more of you to see this book to better understand who our God is – great and mighty in all his ways, kind in all he does, and sovereign over all his creation.

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DEAR MIGHTY MAN OF GOD. GREETING S IN NAME OF LORD AND SAVIR JESUS CHRIST .IAM REV.M.ST.RAJA MY WIFE NAME JEBASHEELA .I HAVA FIVE CHILDREN AND ALL SO RUNNING CHURCH .PLS PRAY FOR US.VIST INDIA.MAY GOD BLS YOU

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Dear Brother/Sister in Christ..I am very much glad to introduce about myself.My name is Isacc and i am the president of Gospel Mission For India.I am doing gospel ministry through our missionaries in remote villages in Orissa, West Bengal, Andhra,Karnataka, Tamilnad and north India where the gospel is still not yet reached . Present 40 missionaries are working with our GMFI in forty different places in India in very remote jungle villages and doing church planting ministry .We are looking funds to built new churches in our mission field where the missionaries working.Please help us to built new churches. We are also running children’s home for street , parent-less and disabled kids .Present at Orissa, Andhra, Karnataka and Tamilnad 100 disabled children’s are taken care of us through our Shiloh children’s home orphanage center.We have adopted one hundred orphan,street and disabled kids and giving them free food and shelter and education .Medical,etc . We are going to start blind ,dumb and deaf children center..Please pray for us and help us with little donation .Our eyes are looking up your mercy and big heart support.,You are also welcome to provide small contribution to our orphanage during your birthday,anniversary etc.please tell about us to your relatives,friends and family.Church, We will be very very thankful to you always.If any one interested to visit to our orphanage home in India .Most welcome .Please pray for me and my family and my ministry work in India.I need your prayer and help .In the month of MARCH 25 – 2015 we are going to conduct international pastors crusade for two days.I would like to invite you as our guest speaker to this crusade .nearly 1000 pastors and missionaries will be gathering in this meeting from all over India.Your presence would be a great blessing for the missionaries and village pastors in India.Pastor we are very much eager to see you here in India.I am looking forward for your good reply with prayer. GMFI would like to make partner with your organization and do gospel work in all villages in India.We are all praying for your family and ministry.Pastor in my next mail i will send you our missionaries and mission field photos and my family photo after receiving your reply.Please pray for us.God bless your family and ministry The blessings of the lord be with you all forever Amen Amen Amen, Forever in your heart with true love,
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